THE DARK SIDE OF NEBRASKA
Gerald Soundsleeper
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photo courtesy NDCS
Full Name: Gerald D. Soundsleeper
DOB: November 21, 1969
Charge: Manslaughter
County: Lancaster
City: Lincoln
Current Status: Community Corrections - Lincoln
Date of Crime: August 3, 2006
Victim: Sharon Desantiago
DOB: November 21, 1969
Charge: Manslaughter
County: Lancaster
City: Lincoln
Current Status: Community Corrections - Lincoln
Date of Crime: August 3, 2006
Victim: Sharon Desantiago
After a fitful start, a plea deal was completed in the 2006 death of Sharon Desantiago at the hands of her boyfriend. Gerald Soundsleeper, 37, pleaded no contest to manslaughter in the death of Sharon, whose body was found in the bathroom of her apartment near 14th and D Streets on August 4, 2006.
An autopsy revealed that Sharon, 43, had significant injuries to her head and face and died of blunt force trauma caused by a claw hammer.
Gerald and Sharon started a relationship around July 4, 2006. They lived in the same apartment building and both drank heavily throughout the relationship. In the days before her death, Sharon told Gerald she no longer wanted to have a relationship with him. A friend of hers told police that the two of them visited her at her home on August 2. They left together and authorities believe that Sharon was killed the morning of August 3. The friend discovered Sharon's body in the apartment at 7:40 PM on August 4.
An autopsy revealed that Sharon, 43, had significant injuries to her head and face and died of blunt force trauma caused by a claw hammer.
Gerald and Sharon started a relationship around July 4, 2006. They lived in the same apartment building and both drank heavily throughout the relationship. In the days before her death, Sharon told Gerald she no longer wanted to have a relationship with him. A friend of hers told police that the two of them visited her at her home on August 2. They left together and authorities believe that Sharon was killed the morning of August 3. The friend discovered Sharon's body in the apartment at 7:40 PM on August 4.